Horseshoe.



G. B. KYLE. HORSESHOE. APPLICATION FILED 1111.3, 1911.

Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

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ATE'I OFFICE.

GEORGE B. KYLE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HORSESHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

Application filed. January 3, 1911. Serial No. 600,402.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, GEORGE B. KYLE, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Horseshoe, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention consists of a new and useful horse shoe formed of twosections removably connected, one of said sections carrying calks andindependent resilient bearings for each of said calks.

It further consists of a new and useful fastening means for connectingthe front of the sections.

It further consists of other novel features of construction all as willbe hereinafter fully set forth.

In thehorse shoes now in use, in which calks are used, it has been foundditiicult to keep the calks in sharpened condition and attempts havebeen made to provide a cushion for the shoe to render the same easier onthe horse. In the shoes heretofore known, as far as I am aware, wherethe same have been formed of two sections, it has been found difficultto hold the sections firmly with respect to each other especially wherethe cushion has been placed between the same. My invention is designedto overcome these defects and in the drawings I have shown oneembodiment thereof which will operate successfully in practice, but itwill be evident that the arrangement of the parts may be varied, otherinstrumentalities may be employed, and changes may be made in theconstruction,

and I do not therefore desire to be limited in every instance to theexact form as herein shown and described, but desire to make suchchanges as may be necessary.

Figure 1 represents a perspect've view of a horse shoe embodying myinvention showing a portion of one of the sections, broken away. Fig. 2represents a sectional view on line 0cw Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents asectional view on line y-y Fig. 2. Fig. 4. represents a perspective viewof one of the calks employed. Fig. 5 represents bottom plan view of aportion detached.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a horse shoe embodying myinvention and formed of the two sections, 2 and 3. The

which will section 2 in the present instance is the inner, main orpermanent section which is adapted to be secured to the hoof of theanimal, in any suitable manner, and is provided with a pin 4: preferablyat the toe portion thereof, said pin having an elongated head 5 thereon,the inner wall of which is inclined at 6. 7 designates openings formedin the section preferably adjacent the heel portion thereof and at sucha point that they will be situated back of the hoof 8 of the animal whenthe section 2 is secured in position.

The section 3 in the present instance is the removable outer orauxiliary section which is adapted to be removably connected with theother section 2. As here shown the section 8 is provided with anelongated slot 9, preferably at the toe portion, and extending at rightangles to the elongated head 5 of the pin 4 when the parts areassembled, said slot being adapted to pass said head when the section 3is properly placed. Therefore it is understood that, as shown, when itis desired to connect. the sections, the auxiliary section 3 is placedso that the slot 9 will pass the head 5 after which the section 3 isturned on the pin until it coincides with the permanent section 2, thatis, until it is in operative position, at which time the wall of thehead 5 engages the walls of the slot 9 to lock the toe portions of thesections together. I preferably form the walls of the slot in clined at10 to form with the inclined walls 6 of the head 5, a wedging action totightly draw the sections together. The head 5 is preferably formed sothat it does not projectbelow the plane of the outer face of theauxiliary section.

11 designates slots formed preferably in the heel portions of theauxiliary section 3, and through which are adapted to pass the headedbolts 12 which also pass through the openings 7 in the section 2 and areengaged by nuts 13 whereby the heel portions of the sections are securedtogether said bolts and nuts serving as means for securing the sectionstogether at these points.

At suitable points in the section 3, I provide openings 14 the upperportions of which are enlarged to form countersinks 15, a portion of thewalls of which are preferably inclined as at- 16.

17 designates removable calks which are freely carried in the openings14 and which calks are, preferably, enlarged to provide heads 18 thereona portion of the walls of which, are suitably inclined as at 19, toengage the inclined walls 16 of the counter sink in the section 3,whereby it will beunderstood that the calks can be dropped into theopenings let and cannot pass therethrough. In the faces or upperportions of the heads 18, of the calks, I provide seats 20 which arepreferably depressed and curved and are adapted to receive and hold theresilient bearings 21. As here shown the bearings are formed of rubberballs, it being noted that these are of suitable size, in order that,when the sections are drawn and locked together, said balls will besuitably compressed and form an independent resilient bearing for eachcalk. It will be noted that the top of the head 18 of each calk, when ina countersink 15, terminates, or is situated, a slight distance belowthe plane of the inner face of the section 3, forming a space 22, sothat movement of the calks is permitted and thereby the balls 21 serveas resilient bearings for the calks, the effect of which is evident.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A horse shoe formed of a main and an auxiliary section, the mainsection being adapted to be secured to the hoof, a pin and an elongatedslot common to said sections, said pin having an elongated head, andsaid slot being adapted to pass said head in one position of saidauxiliary section and said head engaging the walls of said slot when theauxiliary section is turned to coincide with said main section, andmeans for securing the heel portions of said sections together.

2. A horse shoe formed of a main and an auxiliary section, the mainsection being adapted to be secured to the hoof, a pin and an elongatedslot common to said sections, said pin having an elongated head, andsaid slot being adapted to pass said head in one position of saidauxiliary section and said head engaging the walls of said slot when theauxiliary section is turned to coincide with said main section, theWalls of said head and said slot being inclined whereby the sections aredrawn tightly together at the toe portion, and means for securing theheel portions of said sections together.

GEORGE E. KYLE.

Witnesses:

WM. CANER WVIEDERSEIM, JOHN A. WIEDERsHEIM.

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